Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS: CEO H. Lee Scott on Wal-Mart's retailing reputation 8

LETTERS 12

NOTEBOOK: A frenzied campaign finish; war on aid workers; why polls disagree; Nitze dies 19

JOE KLEIN: Bush's policy gap 27

COVER STORY

The Day After Nov. 2 No matter what happens on Election Day, an angry campaign aimed at a bitterly divided nation will make it hard for America to heal 28

COULD 2000 HAPPEN AGAIN? The lawyers are lining up 36

ELECTION NIGHT CHEAT SHEET: How to follow the returns 38

PHOTO ESSAY: The voters 41

WHERE THEY STAND: A side-by-side comparison of Bush and Kerry on the issues 49

VIEWPOINT: Andrew Sullivan on why confusion over who stands for what is understandable 51

THE BIGGEST QUESTION: Who will keep you safer? 52

BUSINESS

Dog Days at NBC Declining ratings and weakening demographics could spell trouble for network czar Jeff Zucker 62

HALLIBURTON: A Pentagon whistle-blower gets in hot water for flagging a fat contract 64

HEALTH

Flu Flaws How could such a drastic shortage of vaccine occur? Because the system that makes it is prone to failure 69

SPORT

Ghostbusters After beating the hated Yankees, the Red Sox try to reverse the curse against the Cards in the World Series 76

ARTS

TV's Big Mystery Arrested Development is uniquely hilarious. So how come the multi-Emmy winning sitcom isn't attracting viewers? 81

BOOKS: Memoirs by Dave Navarro, Anthony Kiedis, Tommy Lee raise the curtain on backstage life 83

THE DONNAS: Terrific lyrics make their new album soar 84

SIDEWAYS: It's a road movie with wine tastings--and maybe the best American film of the year 86

YOUR TIME

DESIGN: The safari jacket is back; fragrances packaged in pink; groovy holiday ornaments 99

LIFESTYLE: A Ford Mustang worthy of the name, at last; matsutake mushrooms at bargain prices 101

HEALTH: Why medical advice on the Web can be bad for you; best cities for sleeping; toxic hair 102

PEOPLE: The new Superman; Disney's real-life soap; Midler holds forth; an Asian-American rapper 105

ESSAY: Garrison Keillor on how to handle the post-election blues if your candidate loses 108

COVER: Sunrise: Malcolm Fife--Getty Images; Bush, Kerry: Jay L. Clendenin--Polaris Images